Kindergarten to Grade 12 students across the St. Clair Catholic District School Board had opportunities for land-based learning, in connection with First Nations partners in sugar bushes on the Bkejwanong Territory Walpole Island and Aamjiwnaang First Nations.
Students experienced the process of tapping the maple trees and the tradition of celebrating the gifts of the sugar bush in song, stories and tasting!
In addition, Primary students participated in Anishinaabemowin nature walks; Junior students learned the science and process of maple syrup production; and secondary school youth connected with medicine walks through the sugar bush.
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- Cedric Isaac, Bkejwanong Territory, brings Ursuline College students on a medicine walk in the sugar bush.
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- Martha and Rocky Sands, Bkejwanong Territory, share the process of maple syrup making from sap water to syrup with students from Christ The King Catholic School, Wallaceburg
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- Roger Williams, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, shares how to tap the sugar maple trees with students from Holy Trinity Catholic School, Sarnia
